Mailbox support



March 4, 1952 A. c. JUNG MAILBOX SUPPORT Filed July 15, 1949 Augus'f Char/es Jung INVEN TOR.

Patented Mar. 4, 1952 UNITE {sures PATENT OFFICE August Charles Jung, Elkhorn, Wis.

Application July 13, 1949, Serial No. 104,46; r

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates generally to new and useful improvements in article supports and in particular to a support for rural mail boxes.

An important object of the invention is to provide a post on which an arm is supported for horizontal swinging movement in either direction and which will return to its normal position automatically.

Another object is to provide an upwardly inclined swingable, box supporting arm with means for adjusting the height of the outer end of the arm.

A further object is to provide a mail box support including a post having a stationary horizontal upper arm, an upwardly inclined horizontally swingable lower arm, and inner and outer chains connecting the inner and outer ends of the upper and lower arms to each other, whereby the inner chain supports the inner end of the lower arm and the outer chain supports the outer end of the lower arm and also raises the outer end of the lower arm during swinging movement thereof to cause a gravitating returning movement of the lower arm to its original position.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is strong and durable, efficient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is a top plan View;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of the chain attaching eye for the outer end of the swingable arm;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the inner end of the upper stationary arm; and,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the pivotal connection for the inner end of the lower arm.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a post preferably of tubular metal construction and to the upper portion of which an arm 6 is secured at one end in a fixed horizontal position.

A lower arm 1 is provided with an eye 8 at its inner end of a diameter to loosely receive post 5 and a chain or other suitable flexible member 9 has its lower end attached to the inner end of lower arm I by means of an eye In and has its upper end adjustably attached to a hook ll secured at the inner portion of upper arm 6 by means of a block or bracket [2 to swingably support the lower arm above the ground.

From a point outwardly of eye In the lower arm 1 inclines upwardly toward its outer end, and a bar I3 is suitably secured to the outer end of arm I in a horizontal position below the horizontal plane of upper arm 6.

One end of bar l3 extends outwardly from arm I and is provided with an attaching plate I4 for attaching under the bottom of a mail box IE and the other end of bar l3 extends inwardly from the outer end of arm I and is provided with a screw eye [6 adjustably threaded in the inner end of the bar.

A second chain or other suitable flexible member 11 is attached at one end to eye l6 and extends rearwardly in an upwardly inclined position for attaching its inner end to the outer end of stationary upper arm 6 by means of a hook l8.

In the operation of the device, the mail box IE is normally supported at the outer end of lower arm 1 outwardly from post 5, and the inner end of arm I is free to swing horizontally on the post by means of eye 8. Lower arm I is suspended from stationary upper arm 6 by chain 9 and chain I! supports the outer end of lower arm 7 from upper arm 6.

Should a vehicle or other object strike mail box IS the arm I will swing in the direction of the impact and the, upwardly inclined position of chain l1 and shorter upper arm 6 will cause a raising movement of the outer end of arm 7 during its swinging movement and when the lower arm reaches the limit of its swinging movement, depending on the length of chain ll, the outer end of lower arm will gravitate to return the lower arm to its original position.

The lower arm may be vertically adjusted by adjusting the length of chains 9 and H.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that the a clear understanding of the device'will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A mail box support comprising a post, a stationary upper arm projecting horizontally from the upper portion of the post, a movable lower arm, an eye at one end of the movable arm losely connecting the movable arm to the post 10 ber connecting the outer end of the movable arm 15 to the stationary arm.

AUGUST CHARLES JUNG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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